Re: OMC BOATS - Sweet 16 load capacity & towing weight

The maximum weight to be carried on a boat is established by the Coast
Guard. There is usually a max. weight capacity plate attached to the boat
inside somewhere. If not, contact the Coast Guard for guidance.

Mike R. Cole
----- Original Message -----
From: "bob h" <omniverse@...>
To: <omc-boats@...>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: OMC BOATS - Sweet 16 load capacity & towing weight

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Van Vliet" <gvanvliet@...>
> To: "'OMC BOATS list'" <omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 4:58 PM
> Subject: OMC BOATS - Sweet 16 load capacity & towing weight
>
>
> > Does anyone know if there is a published max
> > capacity for the Sweet 16? For that matter, here's a couple of other
> > questions:
> >
> > 1) Does anyone have any owner's manual literature for the Sweet 16
and/or
> > the 1964 Johnson/Evinrude 90hp outboard?
> > 2) What is the height from the floor deck to the top of the original
size
> > seat (seat bottom, not back)?
> > 3) Does anyone know the approximate weight of the Sweet 16 (either "dry
> > weight" or "wet" trailered weight?
> > 4) Mike - your photos on the OMC web site of your "first happy day" :-)
> > show a fairly small looking trailer. Do you still have that same
trailer
> > and do you drive any long distances with it?
>
> The sales brochure I have has the '66 Sweet 16 and it says capacity of
1400
> lbs.
> No mention of a 90HP outboard but everyone tells me the I/O I have is just
> an outboard converted to stern drive. Don't know if ours would be similar
> though.
> This sales brochure also shows a trailer for your boat ('66 anyway) and
it's
> an inbetween size of the Playmate and Rogue ones, of course. They are all
> the tilt bed type.
> No mention of weight.
> HP rating from 40 to 130.
> 25 cu. ft. "high density polyurethane foam" for flotation.
> 16' 2-1/2" length and 7' 1" max width.
> I can see from the photo that the drivers seat back is probably a few
inches
> above the side of the boat, using the people's hands as a guideline. Not
> exacting, I know.
> I sold the trailer I got with the boat but it was tilt bed, just heavier
> than I wanted to pull around. So I sold it with my Dad's old boat, trading
> with him and have a lighter one now. It does okay (did, still have yet to
> travel again) for the 60+ mile trips from the lake to home and back, never
> went farther than that though.
>
> There's a brochure for the '64 at http://www.vmsl.com/inventorylist3.htm
> but it's $20 just for that. No parts catalog or manual.
>
> Bob H.
>
>
>
Received on Thursday, 13 June 2002